Ishmael

Personality Since her introduction, Ishmael appears as a calm, level-headed Sinner with an expectation for sound and reasonable judgment. She has a tendency to be exceptionally critical of those around her, regardless of their level of authority, as she prioritizes rationality above formalities, and often passes judgement on others based on how reasonable she deems them to be. This leads to her forming peculiar relationships with her fellow Sinners; she often clashes with the brash-acting Heathcliff, is baffled but amused by Outis' servile behavior towards Dante, and at times bluntly turns down other Sinners' attempts to have friendly interactions with her, as is often the case with Gregor.

Nevertheless, Ishmael's consistent dependability and desire for sensibility speaks to her staunch nature and overall intelligence. She tends to hold grudges and will not easily forgive and forget once someone has broken her trust. However, Ishmael is willing to build upon her relationships. Canto IV sees her taking a harsh blow for Dante, despite previous complaints about them and their managerial prowess. Ishmael also retracts her insults after realizing the perfection of Effie and Saude's plan in the beginning of Canto II and speaks of Ryōshū's twisted personality proudly when it benefits them against the Tieqiu Crew.

Additionally, Ishmael places an emphasis on general efficiency and adaptability, a habit from her previous job, where one mistake could compromise everyone's safety. This mindset caused her significant stress upon realizing the next mission was at U Corp's District, and she spent much time ceaselessly making preparations and violently clashing with Heathcliff's blasé attitude to the upcoming voyage, one of the first times she truly lost her temper.

When exposed to situations relating heavily to past trauma, specifically Intervallo II and Canto V, Ishmael has a tendency to exhibit neurotic behaviors. These behaviors are directly related to her obsession with killing Ahab and her desire to maintain control of what's happening around her, to the detriment of both her and the people around her. In the end, she comes out more open and free person than she was at the beginning of her employment, and much more willing to trust her coworkers and give them the benefit of the doubt.

Trivia Ishmael's character icon represents a compass surrounded by a hank of rope tied at the ends with two white ribbons, referencing Ishmael's goal of finding a new life for herself, and Queequeg's memento Ishmael always keeps on her person, in the form of her headband. Ishmael is represented by the "⛪" Emoji. The church references a famous chapter of Moby-Dick, in which Ishmael and Queequeg, before boarding on the Pequod, visit the Whaleman's Chapel church of New Bedford. There, they attend a sermon on Jonah, a prophet who was swallowed by a whale, but whose faith did not falter, until God decided to save him; the story of Jonah foreshadows the events of the novel. Ishmael's particulars are listed as "suffers from an obsessive-compulsive neurosis". Ishmael is named after the eponymous character from Herman Melville's novel Moby-Dick. Ishmael was a member of Captain Ahab's crew on his whaling ship Pequod and serves as the story's first-person perspective narrator. The title emblazoned on her shield, "HEARSE", references an event in Moby-Dick during which Fedallah, Ahab's harpooneer, speaks a series of prophecies regarding Ahab's fate: that Ahab will not have a hearse nor a coffin; that before his death, Ahab would see two hearses, one not made by mortal hands and the other made of American wood; that only hemp will kill Ahab. The prophecies all turn out to be true, as after Fedallah's death his corpse ends up lashed to Moby-Dick's back, thus making the whale himself the first hearse, and the Pequod ends up destroyed by the whale's attack, making the ship the second hearse. Ahab then throws a final harpoon towards the whale, but as the line gets tangled, the hemp rope loops around his neck, and drags him into the sea, where the captain meets his death. Ishmael's base E.G.O, Snagharpoon, further reinforces this connection, as it takes the form of a harpoon tied to Ishmael's via a rope of hemp, which Ishmael uses to defeat Ahab by destroying her purpose, killing the Pallid Whale during the final fight of Canto V. HEARSE might also reference Queequeg's coffin, an important prop both in Ishmael's backstory and in the book. In Moby-Dick, Queequeg suddenly falls very ill in the middle of the crew's voyage, and requests that a special wooden coffin be built for him to be sent out to sea in. Though Queequeg makes a miraculous recovery, the coffin is kept, and later ends up being fashioned into a replacement lifebuoy, which allows Ishmael to survive the destruction of the Pequod. Ishmael's introduction quote is the famous opening line of Moby-Dick. As Ishmael's character fades in the background as the story goes on, often seemingly disappearing and becoming a presence external to the narration while the most important events of the novel focusing on Ahab, the line is relevant in establishing Ishmael as the central narrator. The concept of Ishmael struggling to assert his identity over Ahab's is reprised by their counterparts in Limbus Company. Like the other Sinners, Ishmael has voiced a "Document Excerpt" Youtube short. Ishmael's voice actress, Jang Ye-na, previously voiced Angelica in Library of Ruina. During HamHamPangPang's Limbus Company Pop-up theme, one of the available menu items was "Sinner Soul Food" which changed every week to be a different meal associated with one of the twelve playable Sinners. Ishmael's associated meal was Hot Dogs. Before it got fixed, and despite being the 8th Sinner, Ishmael's coat used to read No. 7. As both Seven and Eight Association are based on English language numbers, this may imply her Sinner number used to be 07 in early development.

Following Canto V: The Evil Defining, Ishmael reflects upon the events that transpired, particularly concerning her beloved Queequeg and the individual responsible for these occurrences, Ahab, but does so in a manner that is distinctly her own.